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and i'm a big fan, i'm from iowa originally. >> nice. >> yes. i'm an atheist and in zanesville, ohio, in 2008 you asserted that no organization receiving taxpayer funds would be able to discriminate in hiring or firing based on a person's religion. however, you have not rescinded the executive order that permits this type of discrimination. in a time of economic hardship when it's difficult for a person to get a job based on her skills, what would you say to a woman who has been denied employment because of her religion or lack of religious beliefs by a taxpayer-funded organization? >> well, this is a very difficult issue, but a more narrow one than i think might be implied. it's very straightforward that people shouldn't be discriminated against for race, gender, sexual orientation or religious affiliation. what has happened is, is that there has been a carve out, dating back to president clinton's presidency, for religious organizations in their hiring for particular purposes. and this is always a tricky part of the first amendment. on the one
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now to discuss some of the big political stories. with we have the power panel. joining me is christina bellantoni. victoria defrancescwosoto and john feehery. >> michele bachmann, legitimate candidate? bachmann released a new ad in iowa this week in which she calls herself the unifying choice that will beat obama. but on that same day, she became the first republican to sign the family leaders crazy candidate plug. it's anti-gay, anti-choice. and it suggests african-american children born into slavery were better off than those born today. john, is she trying to have it both ways? >> well, reverend sharpton, she is someone who has always been a candidate who would unify the right wing of the party. she is a social could be servetive. she has never runway it that. she will be a spring board to the rest of the states. so it unifies her with the right wing of the social con conservative movement. this is not a surprise at all. >> so you're saying on national television that the right wing of the republican party believes that blacks were better in slavery, that chi
now to discuss some of the big political stories. with we have the power panel. joining me is christina bellantoni. victoria defrancescwosoto and john feehery. >> michele bachmann, legitimate candidate? bachmann released a new ad in iowa this week in which she calls herself the unifying choice that will beat obama. but on that same day, she became the first republican to sign the family leaders crazy candidate plug. it's anti-gay, anti-choice. and it suggests african-american children...
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he is a big loser. but he was afraid he would be an even bigger loser. which is why they changed the bill. i think he felt that if last night he brought it to a vote and he lost, that the tea party types, a lot of other people in the republican party bo come after his speakership. look, this pizza legislation today and ed rendell is right, it is not going anywhere, you're absolutely right. in fact, john mccain said conditioning the debt limit increase on a balanced budget amendment is a fraud. this legislation odd todd isn't about saving the full faith and credit of the united states, it is about saving john boehner's speakership. >> the final vote, they are actually voting right now on this third plan now that would call for even more cuts that would call for a balanced budget to pass both houses and go to the states. didn't have to be ratified for the states before they raise the second limit but it would have to pass oath houses and they are voting right now live this is the main vote that expected to pass. after the speaker, who i'm calling now the w
he is a big loser. but he was afraid he would be an even bigger loser. which is why they changed the bill. i think he felt that if last night he brought it to a vote and he lost, that the tea party types, a lot of other people in the republican party bo come after his speakership. look, this pizza legislation today and ed rendell is right, it is not going anywhere, you're absolutely right. in fact, john mccain said conditioning the debt limit increase on a balanced budget amendment is a fraud....
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i'm contessa brewer covering the big news coast to coast. the big story, dysfunction junction. seven days and counting to the august 2nd debt default deadline. the two sides seem even further apart. >> right now there's no danger of any bill getting to the president's desk because we're at stalemate. >> it seems an edge bridgeable gap. >> the american people may have voted for divided government, but they didn't vote for a dysfunctional government. >> in back-to-back speeches president obama and house speaker john boehner laid out duelling debt plans. >> we can't allow the american people to become collateral damage to washington's political warfare. >> president obama pushing what he calls a balanced approach. including spending cuts and raising tax revenue. >> the sad truth is that the president wanted a blank check six months ago and he wants a blank check today. >> john boehne
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that's the big test. he has it figure out if he can get the 217 votes for this bill, which will probably then be at least in his mind, the blueprint for some sort of negotiations to raise the debt ceiling. i think one of the things that a speaker obviously has to dos well is to set up all of the reelection prospects for the members. so the question in 2012, did the speaker pro individual a viegs, rational off of their candidacy and rational for a republican presidency. so i think that's the real test and there will be many other moments the next couple of months as the presidential race unfolds and as other topics come up in the congress. >> well, we'll see. let me ask another question. are liberal's really feeling left behind in conservatives overjoyed by a new poll showing the president losing support on the left. washington post polls said the numbers who liked the president's records on jobs have dropped 22% so far this year. but the huffington post has looked back at history and in fact, president ob
that's the big test. he has it figure out if he can get the 217 votes for this bill, which will probably then be at least in his mind, the blueprint for some sort of negotiations to raise the debt ceiling. i think one of the things that a speaker obviously has to dos well is to set up all of the reelection prospects for the members. so the question in 2012, did the speaker pro individual a viegs, rational off of their candidacy and rational for a republican presidency. so i think that's the...
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>> i think this is the big question. either that was a brilliant performance, where no one can lay a glove on him, because he didn't know anything and can't speak to any of the details, or he really has lost it. i think that all of my experience with him, and all of the experience of other people who have worked with him say that he is very much in the details of his company and the operations. >> what were your impressions? do you think that he was being gen wine or not? do you think the members of parliament were convinced he didn't know anything? >> i think for once, reverend al, being 80 years old was deployed to great effect. he looked pitiful and pained, couldn't remember names, places, times. couldn't remember the fact that reporters under his watch in his company blackmailed, paid police officers, illegally hacked people's phones. he didn't know any of it. yet interestingly, whenever it came to answering the direct question, he was absolutely adamant and robust -- no, he didn't know, and it was all the blame of p
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a big deal for that matter? >> no. i think frankly the pressure is on the president of the united states. he has shown such a terrible lack of leadership in this entire debate. tara mentions, of course, that the president has been willing to compromise. i can't thij think of one area where he's shown a willingness to compromise with republicans. the republicans have consistently put their plans in writing. the other thing that the administration is being so irresponsible about is saying, oh, if we have a default, it's going to crash the markets. we take in $200 billion a month in the united states. we can pay our priorities. >> tara almost fell off her chair. >> i did almost fall off my chair. i think that this is completely false what you're saying. first of all, the president did lay out a plan. he laid out a plan earlier this t year to cut the deficit and the debt $4 trillion over the course of 12 years. when that plan didn't move forward, he showed willingness to compromise again and put forth a plan $4 tril
a big deal for that matter? >> no. i think frankly the pressure is on the president of the united states. he has shown such a terrible lack of leadership in this entire debate. tara mentions, of course, that the president has been willing to compromise. i can't thij think of one area where he's shown a willingness to compromise with republicans. the republicans have consistently put their plans in writing. the other thing that the administration is being so irresponsible about is saying,...
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this is big for the republicans. never done before with a long-term budget plan to bring down the deficit. now everybody agrees also there has to be a balanced approach. they agree to $1.6 trillion in cuts and what the president is saying is there's $400 billion in tax subsidies. tax give ways, as al you mentioned, tot hedge fund managers, that we can no longer afford. now if republicans don't buy that, as david brooks said nothing in the new york times, they are idiots. they don't know how to govern. they won. they ought to take this deal. >> mr. brooks, conservative columnists, is saying come on. you are marginalizing yourself. can't even you even hear from your own people that ideal logically agreed with the republican line. >> well, look, reverend sharpton, you showed some polls a minute ago that showed 70 or 8 30ers don't agree with republican owns this or that or the other thing. if the republicans are standing up for their convictions and beliefs against the tide of public opinion, it may be political courage
this is big for the republicans. never done before with a long-term budget plan to bring down the deficit. now everybody agrees also there has to be a balanced approach. they agree to $1.6 trillion in cuts and what the president is saying is there's $400 billion in tax subsidies. tax give ways, as al you mentioned, tot hedge fund managers, that we can no longer afford. now if republicans don't buy that, as david brooks said nothing in the new york times, they are idiots. they don't know how to...
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why this school system doesn't want that is a big question. that needs to change. >> david mcfarland from the trevor project. thanks for your time. i want to pass along to everyone out there, if you or someone is feeling bullied or at risk of suicide for anyone across the board. it doesn't matter if you are part of the lgbt community. you can call the trevor project lifeline at 866-488-7386. this lifeline is free and confidential. >>> here is an amazing statistic. half of all new jobs since the recession added has been added in one state alone. the state's governor might consider using this employment boost to help his run for the white house. there is the man himself. [ male announcer ] this...is the network -- a network of possibilities. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sites... for greater access to all th
why this school system doesn't want that is a big question. that needs to change. >> david mcfarland from the trevor project. thanks for your time. i want to pass along to everyone out there, if you or someone is feeling bullied or at risk of suicide for anyone across the board. it doesn't matter if you are part of the lgbt community. you can call the trevor project lifeline at 866-488-7386. this lifeline is free and confidential. >>> here is an amazing statistic. half of all new...
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can she get real support from big downers? another problem that's coming up, she's missing a lot of votes. she's a member of congress. where is she on the votes? she's missed 50 of 135 votes. >> she's made 50 votes, and a lot of competitors have not missed votes in a way she has. i think you combine that with the migraine stories, she's got to get in front of the issues and explain why she hasn't been on the floor of the congress especially as the country is facing a battle right now on capitol hill. >> well, we'll see where it goes. i mean, at this rate, her biggest contribution may be to stop sarah palin. >> if that's a contribution, i think some people will take it, al. >> i'll take it. let me ask you this. how does she regroup? do you think if she came out of the bubble and dealt with these questions straight up and forthright, she can recapture it? she had momentum going, and she has struck fear into the heart of tim pawlenty. >> they're fighting and -- >> there's a healthy tit for tat going between the two campaigns. the
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ryan plan, and making big proposals as you have seen bit gop. so i will absolutely concede that from a strategic messaging point. yeah, the party has been off point a bit. it doesn't, however, take away from the underlying argument that country wants us to do something about spending. and al, i've said this from the beginning -- >> the amendment is not it. do you really that if you had -- just a minute. i let you finish. let me raise this point. do you realize michael that if you add balanced budget amendment that ronald reagan, with his budget illegal eight times, that george bush would have been illegal eight times. that michael -- that bill clinton would have been illegal twice. even the ryan budget doesn't fit this. i mean, come on. when do you guys understand that this is totally -- >> that's the point. that's why those members want that constitutional revision put in place so we do not have the spending that occurred on both republican and democratic administrations over the past 15 to 20 years. i mean, these individuals ran on this -- thi
ryan plan, and making big proposals as you have seen bit gop. so i will absolutely concede that from a strategic messaging point. yeah, the party has been off point a bit. it doesn't, however, take away from the underlying argument that country wants us to do something about spending. and al, i've said this from the beginning -- >> the amendment is not it. do you really that if you had -- just a minute. i let you finish. let me raise this point. do you realize michael that if you add...
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they actually are getting a big victory here. and frankly if they weren't here, it wouldn't be happening. there is the first debt ceiling where there will be spending cuts some of magnitude accompanying them. i give them both the present and particularly john boehner credit for that. it wouldn't happen without tea party members. he was elected unanimously as the republican leader. he had every republican vote for speaker. that is something leader pelosi couldn't do in the special election. i think the party is united behind the speaker. i think he will give us a deal and we'll be fine. >> i'm glad you sa said that congressman. every night i learn that from a republican. because you voted three times to raise the debt ceiling. >> i did. >> now you say this is the first time that it is doing something. so it just makes me wonder why you voted before. thank you congressman tom cole, republican from oklahoma. thank for your time. >> thank you. >> joining me now, is independent senator from vermont. bernie sanders. senator, you heard
they actually are getting a big victory here. and frankly if they weren't here, it wouldn't be happening. there is the first debt ceiling where there will be spending cuts some of magnitude accompanying them. i give them both the present and particularly john boehner credit for that. it wouldn't happen without tea party members. he was elected unanimously as the republican leader. he had every republican vote for speaker. that is something leader pelosi couldn't do in the special election. i...
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>> there's clearly a big opening. there's a big group of the republican party that's not that enthusiastic about mitt romney, hasn't been for some time. if they're not now, they probably never will be. i think there's a group that would tolerate him because they think he's electable. michele bachma has caught fire, especially with tea party activists, but it's not clear that enough republicans think she would be electable. and i think rick perry is looking at the field and saying i can bridge those two. he's talking to donors who sat out who are saying we'd like to back you to do that. there's certainly an opening, it's not too late, although there are difficulties getting in as far as getting consultants and locking some of the big bundlers, but they're not prohibitive. >> jonathan, we have rick perry, a charismatic and certainly likes the attention kind of politician. is this a ploy for media attention or do you think that he's really ramping up as he gives that quote which is so kind of all over the place. but the
>> there's clearly a big opening. there's a big group of the republican party that's not that enthusiastic about mitt romney, hasn't been for some time. if they're not now, they probably never will be. i think there's a group that would tolerate him because they think he's electable. michele bachma has caught fire, especially with tea party activists, but it's not clear that enough republicans think she would be electable. and i think rick perry is looking at the field and saying i can...
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. >> big banks, big money. republicans aren't even pretending to root for the little guy any more. tonight, the gop is brazen in their efforts to protect the rich. now long can this party go on before it implodes? >>> minnesota democratic governor shows how you fight back against republicans. do we have a new progressive hero? >>> plus the dominique strauss-kahn trial falls apart. >>> does fox news start in the nix yop white house? we have the amazing report straight from the nixon library. >>> welcome to the show, everybody. i'm roo i'm cenk uygur. we have an awesome show tonight. >>> all right, we are the party of the rich. guys came out and said you are for corporate jets, oil subsidies were for the rich. they basically came out and said yes. look at them defending all those programs right here. >> the president is singling out expensive airplanes is not the folk usts issue we are debating here. >> you see the most ugly devicive press conference i think i have ever seen from a president. offered no solutions. other than let's tax rich people. >> the idea we raise taxes as the pr
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no help from big oil. we will give you that too. how about that. they are saying no too. >> reid's plan is a hike through 2012. rather than going through this again around christmas time. $2.7 trillion in saving but no new revenue, no new entitlement. there are some saying these are the same plans. that's not true, is it, senator? >> there are two very important differences. the first is that the reid plan protects medicare, medicaid and social security which is what the american people want. >> it does protect that. >> it does protect all three of them. >> it is very important that by postponing any further action on the debt limit until after the reaction we ask start to get to work on what really concerns americans, which is jobs and getting the economy back together. what the tea party would like to do is keep the manufactured debt republican crisis going and at six months, means we are at it right away. and while all this is going on, we are not paying attention to jobs or the economy and we are not making life better for regular american fami
no help from big oil. we will give you that too. how about that. they are saying no too. >> reid's plan is a hike through 2012. rather than going through this again around christmas time. $2.7 trillion in saving but no new revenue, no new entitlement. there are some saying these are the same plans. that's not true, is it, senator? >> there are two very important differences. the first is that the reid plan protects medicare, medicaid and social security which is what the american...
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there were good feature to it and the big deal is dead. now we're not going to let our country go into default and we will pass a six-month increase in the debt limit worth about 500 billion in cuts that have been agreed to by biden and others. and puss a six-month increase in the debt limit. and send it over to the senate and to the president. and let them decide the democratic senate, secretary president, whether they wish to put this government in default or who r whether they wish to put this go country into a position where half of it has to be shut down. put the full responsibility fon the side of the president and give him cuts and an increase in the debt limit. >> lit me interrepublican here. that would be the worst thing that kwn gres request k do. you know where that pults us, lights into the middle of the 2012 campaign kwh is exactly what these republicans want. the only reason theyling it to the fiscal conservatives is they are playing politics. >> congressman, you are a member of congress, congressman tet, how do they do that
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the rating agents are a big part of this problem. paid by the people who are issuing the security and they gave me outlandishing favorable ratings that turn out to be accurate. we said, if you put a rating into a perspective, if i said to you, sharpton, can you guy this and here is what moody's or standard & poor's said about that, they say no -- >> they just voted to repeal that so you can't vote for having misinformation on that? >> it would be much harder. you have to show, al, that they were knowingly reckless. the fact that they were dead wrong, sloppy, careless and you put your money in and bought something worthless, that won't let you do it. you have to -- go through all kinds of directions. you know, tomorrow, one of the things we did was to say, look, the bank regulators tend to be pro bank. that happens when you are working with an industry. we want consumers to have an independent agency and they have done such a great job putting it together so if you have a problem with a bank or financial institution you can go to they
the rating agents are a big part of this problem. paid by the people who are issuing the security and they gave me outlandishing favorable ratings that turn out to be accurate. we said, if you put a rating into a perspective, if i said to you, sharpton, can you guy this and here is what moody's or standard & poor's said about that, they say no -- >> they just voted to repeal that so you can't vote for having misinformation on that? >> it would be much harder. you have to show,...
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while giving huge tax breaks to big oil and the wealthy. we can't rebuild america if they tear down the middle class. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. priorities usa action is responsible for the content a vacation on a budget with expedia. make it work. booking a flight by itself is an uh-oh. see if we can "stitch" together a better deal. that's a hint, antoine. ooh! see what anandra did? booking your flight and hotel at the same time gets you prices hotels and airlines won't let expedia show separately. book it. major wow factor! where you book matters. expedia. so i take one a day men's 50+ advantage. as a manager, my team counts on me to stay focused. it's the only complete multivitamin with ginkgo to support memory and concentration. plus vitamin d to help maintain healthy blood pressure. [ bat cracks ] that's a hit. one a day men's. >>> flip flopping maestro mitt romney has had a change of heart. his reversal of a reversal is our con job of the day. one of the romney's favorite campaign talking
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but the weather could throw a big wrench into the works. there is a 70% chance that the flight could be scrubbed due to thunderstorms in the area. about one million on lookers are expectsed to be on hand to witness history. i'm joined by cheryl mcnair. she lost her husband ronald mcnair. he was a nasa mission specialist killed during the 1986 challenger shuttle explosion. cheryl, thanks for your time this morning. >> thank you. >> i think one of the big water shed moment that's we all think about when we think of the space shuttle program is the challenger disaster engrained in all of our memories. given the sacrifice that you have made, that your husband made for the space program, what are your thoughts about the end to this, to this program? >> i will, of course, miss the program. it was a program that was -- that progressed with our innovations and with developments. and, yes, my husband was a physicist. my late husband was a laser physicist. however, he believed a great deal in the furthering of education. he was a motivating inspirati
but the weather could throw a big wrench into the works. there is a 70% chance that the flight could be scrubbed due to thunderstorms in the area. about one million on lookers are expectsed to be on hand to witness history. i'm joined by cheryl mcnair. she lost her husband ronald mcnair. he was a nasa mission specialist killed during the 1986 challenger shuttle explosion. cheryl, thanks for your time this morning. >> thank you. >> i think one of the big water shed moment that's we...
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visit remax.com today. >>> is chris christie a big tease? from the start the brash new jersey governor said there's no way he is running for president. but his actions have a lot of people wondering. today, he showed up in des moines, iowa for a conference and republican fund-raiser. last week, he met with the group of wealthy conservatives who asked him to run. >>> and back in may, some iowa businessmen also tried to convince him to get in. governor christie, either you are keeping alive the rumor or you need to get a new person in your scheduling office. they have a suspicious way of moving you around. from the teachers to the students. i had a student the other day that said... "miss stacy, this class is changing the way that i look at things." sparking that interest and showing them that math and science are exciting... it's why i teach. ♪ i know they can, even when they think they can't. morning starts with arthritis pain... that's two pills before the first bell. [ bell rings ] it's time for recess... and more pills. afternoon art st
visit remax.com today. >>> is chris christie a big tease? from the start the brash new jersey governor said there's no way he is running for president. but his actions have a lot of people wondering. today, he showed up in des moines, iowa for a conference and republican fund-raiser. last week, he met with the group of wealthy conservatives who asked him to run. >>> and back in may, some iowa businessmen also tried to convince him to get in. governor christie, either you are...
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we have big challenges. big challenges about the debt. there's times that you have to make changes. and not every change will be completely pleasant for everyone. but if you're thoughtful, if you have the right values, you can do it in way that represents shared sacrifice. maybe you have to cut back a little here or there bb with you for the purpose and cause of strengthening the basic integrity of medicare as we know it, for strengthening the basic integrity and longevity and solve ency for social security as we know it, that's the fundamental goal of anything this president would ever do on those programs. >> gene sperling, director of the national economic council. thank you so much for your time. >> thank you for having me. >>> coming up, bill clinton says what we've been thinking. republicans are working to disenfranchise black voters. powerful stuff. and. >>> and casey anthony will be free in six day peps is this justice? we are talking about what's right and wrong, ahead. at bayer, we've been relieving pain for over 100 years. and today, we're re-inventing aspirin for pain re
we have big challenges. big challenges about the debt. there's times that you have to make changes. and not every change will be completely pleasant for everyone. but if you're thoughtful, if you have the right values, you can do it in way that represents shared sacrifice. maybe you have to cut back a little here or there bb with you for the purpose and cause of strengthening the basic integrity of medicare as we know it, for strengthening the basic integrity and longevity and solve ency for...
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purina puppy chow. >>> the big story we're watching right now, duelling debt plans. today john boehner is going rogue. and democrats say good luck with that. >> more changes, but no deal. on one side of the debt
purina puppy chow. >>> the big story we're watching right now, duelling debt plans. today john boehner is going rogue. and democrats say good luck with that. >> more changes, but no deal. on one side of the debt
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that's going to require these big solid -- or these big heavy lift rockets which at the moment we don't have but there's an argument over well, why not use what we do have and expand upon it? >> which would be parts of the shuttle. >> exactly. >> but there is a mandate from congress, though, to build these rockets, these heavy lift rockets that will be needed. a lot of talk is surrounding orion. but the bottom line is, as jay barbree was so eloquent in discussing earlier during our coverage, you need these heavy lift rockets to get orion or anything embassy out thelse out. and we know on the list of goals perhaps an asteroid, as i mentioned, or even mars. but there's also controversy over the constellation program, which was scrapped in favor of the obama administration saying hey, let's look at privatization, let's look at people like, for example, the man who created paypal and see what they're able to produce. i understand we have barbree, who's standing by with us. jay, congratulations. another excellent job on your part. to hear the words coming from your mouth saying perfect was s
that's going to require these big solid -- or these big heavy lift rockets which at the moment we don't have but there's an argument over well, why not use what we do have and expand upon it? >> which would be parts of the shuttle. >> exactly. >> but there is a mandate from congress, though, to build these rockets, these heavy lift rockets that will be needed. a lot of talk is surrounding orion. but the bottom line is, as jay barbree was so eloquent in discussing earlier...
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it's a big change. it's scary. but there's the potential to go a lot farther in space and also a lot wider in space. so i think among all the fear, there is anticipation that we're going to be doing greater things. we just don't see it yet. and a lot of people are really worried about it. i'm worried when people in mission control are worried because if their mind's not in the game, we know what can happen on space missions. >> nbc analyst james oberg. james, thank you so much. >> thanks, jeff. >>> and a program note for you, msnbc will have live coverage of the final shuttle flight to the international space station. it's scheduled for 11:26 a.m. eastern on friday. >>> dominique strauss-kahn celebrated a weekend of freedom, but he's not out of legal trouble just yet. the new sexual assault allegations that could land him back behind bars overseas. >>> and the grim discovery in indiana. have investigators found the body of former missing student lauren spierer after weeks of searching? we'll be right back. gn a vac
it's a big change. it's scary. but there's the potential to go a lot farther in space and also a lot wider in space. so i think among all the fear, there is anticipation that we're going to be doing greater things. we just don't see it yet. and a lot of people are really worried about it. i'm worried when people in mission control are worried because if their mind's not in the game, we know what can happen on space missions. >> nbc analyst james oberg. james, thank you so much. >>...
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the big story we're watching right now, fast moving developments in the showdown other the debt. there are now just four days until the nation goes to the august 2nd debt deadline. this morning president obama pushed congress to find some sort of compromise. >> what's clear now is that any solution to avoid default must be bipartisan. it must have the support of both parties that were sent here to represent the american people. >> right now house speaker john boehner's frantically trying to tweet his stalled bill to get support from conservatives to get it through the house. >> time is presently short and that is an understatement. >> senator majority leader harry reid's tired of waiting. >> i would ask my friends, my republican friends break away from this thing going on in the house of representatives. >> so today reid's going it alone moving forward with his debt plan. it cuts more than $2 trillion in federal spending and extends the
the big story we're watching right now, fast moving developments in the showdown other the debt. there are now just four days until the nation goes to the august 2nd debt deadline. this morning president obama pushed congress to find some sort of compromise. >> what's clear now is that any solution to avoid default must be bipartisan. it must have the support of both parties that were sent here to represent the american people. >> right now house speaker john boehner's frantically...